Copyright © 2007 by Michael K. Honey
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Honey, Michael K.
Going down Jericho Road: the Memphis strike, Martin Luther King’s last campaign / Michael K. Honey.—1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 978-0-393-07832-9
1. Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968. 2. Strikes and lockouts—Sanitation—Tennessee. 3. King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929–1968. I. Title.
HD5325.S25721968 M465 2007
331.892’81363720976819—dc22
2006032217
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